OwningUP | Middle School

Welcome to Owning Up Middle School!

Here you will find all of the professional development videos, lesson plans, handouts, slide decks, and supplemental materials.

Professional Development Video

We recommend watching the video below before starting with Owning Up Lessons.
These videos give you a framework to approach teaching upper elementary students the content in the Owning Up Lessons.


SEAL: Learning How to Manage Conflict with Dignity

In this video you will learn how to manage yourself in a conflict and develop the skills to have difficult conversations with others.

Owning Up Lesson Plan Book

Empower students to stand up for what matters.

Created in collaboration with children and teens, Owning Up helps young people identify and be critical of social issues in their lives―from bullying and harassment in the classroom to systems of power and oppression in the world around them. While there is no one-size-fits-all curriculum, Owning Up takes us leaps forward by:

  • Designing sessions to be easily facilitated by a school counselor, teacher, leader, or other professional in small group settings 

  • Combining discussions, games, and role-playing to engage adolescents in the complexities of social culture 

  • Exploring critical topics such as media analysis, gender, sexual harassment, racism, gossip, and self-image 

Owning Up Handouts

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6th Grade Handouts

6th Grade Handouts Combined

Sessions 1-26 Combined Handouts


7th Grade Handouts

7th Grade Handouts Combined

Sessions 1-26 Combined Handouts


8th Grade Handouts

8th Grade Handouts Combined

Sessions 1-26 Combined Handouts

Supplemental Materials

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